This may be England, but it's as hot here today as it ever got in a South Jersey summer in the days before air-conditioning. On days when it was too hot to labour in the kitchen, my mother used to make a delicious ham filling for tomatoes, picked … [Read more...]
Lamb and gammon broth with vegetables and herb dumplings, and rhubarb sponge crumble
March brings that antsy feeling, when we’re tired of winter, but it’s not quite finished with us. The signs of spring are getting bolder, but there are days when the lambs look a little cold in their new fleeces, and a late frost could still play … [Read more...]
Early spring magic: wild garlic, radishes and the common primrose
The softness of these early spring days is heartbreakingly lovely: the birdsong, the quality of light, the gentle but perceptible warmth of the sun; and who could resist the antics of those gangs of new lambs racing in the fields for the joy of … [Read more...]